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Annie Roberts

Sewing Bee fans left in tears after contestant Gill makes 'moving' farewell speech

The Great British Sewing Bee said goodbye to yet another seamstress on Wednesday night as the competition edges ever closer to the grand final. In the latest episode, the contestants were tasked with lingerie and sleepwear garments, with the Made to Measure challenge seeing them create luxury pyjamas for their male models.

It was Man Yee's turn to win garment of the week but sadly Gill, who only started sewing three years ago, became the latest to be eliminated from the competition. After the announcement, she explained how she had "loved every minute" of her Sewing Bee experience.

Speaking in front of judges Patrick Grant, Esme Young, host Sara Pascoe and her fellow competitors, Gill tried to hold back tears as she explained: "It's been life-changing for me in a completely unexpected way. Before coming into this I would always wear a prosthetic limb and I have done for the whole of my life.

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